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Norovirus outbreak closes Belford Hospital wards

Jennifer Bowey
BBC Scotland News
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A ward and a unit at the Belford have been closed to new issions

Cases of sickness and diarrhoea have closed all wards at Fort William's Belford Hospital.

Both ward one and the combined assessment unit have temporarily stopped accepting new issions due to an outbreak of norovirus.

Restricted visiting has also been put in place, with of the public asked to staff on the wards if they felt their visit was necessary.

NHS Highland has urged anyone who has symptoms of diarrhoea or vomiting, or lives with somebody who does, not to visit a health or social care facility.